we got our first glimpse of Santorini aboard the ferry and it was immediately
apparent why this place has been linked to the lost city of Atlantis what was
once a single island was destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption and all that
remains today is the caldera rising out of the Aegean Sea the first thing that
caught our attention were the soaring red cliffs and atop these a collection
of villages all painted white we imagined we'd spend our week in
Santorini just lounging around but the island lured us out to hike its trails
get lost in its towns and look back at its history so it's that in mind in this
travel guide we're going to share with you a few things to do in Santorini on
your visit all right guys let's talk about the plan for today we are hiking
from fira the town where we're currently staying
to eeeh in the northern tip of the island yeah and apparently it's going to
be a hike lasting anywhere between two to five hours I know that's quite the
range that's what we've read online
so we've realized there are whole bunch of cats here on Santorini so today we
are prepared we bought some cat food at the supermarket the other night so our
plan is to feed all the cats we encounter along the way already met -
and we haven't even left be react
so we are now leaving behind the town of Amit illegally and we are walking
towards finis kia and this part of the walk is a little less developed like you
start seeing less hotels less restaurants it's a simpler trail less
people around so yeah it's been pretty cool so far and we are just continuing
straight north west towards ya the hike from fira to iya turned out to be our
favorite activity on this island but we'll warn you it took us closer to five
hours so go prepared with lots of sunscreen plenty of water and a few
snacks the same you along the way
has enjoyed my face this is one out of three no yeah three or four one
yom-yom give him another one one more of course no trip to Santorini would be
complete without spending a bit of time in eeeh situated on the northern tip of
the island and built on the slope of the caldera this is probably the most
picturesque town on the island in a very popular spot around sunset alright guys
we have a beautiful sunny day so we are finally doing the boat trip out to the
volcano gorgeous today yesterday was cloudy but today's yeah incredible so
yeah we're taking a little boat ride out to there it's what twenty-year-olds a
person yep we're going with my daddy yeah three hour excursion should be a
lot of fun and yeah this is our first time getting out on a boat since we've
been in centre yeah we're quite excited and the path down here is quite
extensive like 500 something steps 588 so yeah we're getting our work out here
in the morning as for me I am sporting the socks and sandals look I borrowed
Sam's shoes when we did the hike - yeah and you're boring my dad sandals so yeah
one little fact we all have the same size feet does that mean - my dad and I
have really small feet all the supplies all the provisions what have you had
already and what are you eating now it's delicious this is a sesame seed like
honey linked to some shaved almonds as well
- really thick bark if um if you don't you see me like do something I'll save
you the wallet third no no no no gone before or bottom I've learned how to
granny smith apple no the Snickers wouldn't what did you bring I got an
apple a granny smith apple and a Snickers bar good food basically got the
same thing lunch of champion there's a sleeping cat on this boat a sleeping cat
oh no wait actually it's just Audrey Audrey
we had a leisurely ride out to the island and once we docked we paid an
additional two euros and fifty cents per person for admission to Nia come any
volcanic park from there we hiked along a gravel path until we reached the top
of the crater where we did a full circuit around the rim there were a few
spots where we could even see act of sulphur vents then after visiting the
island it was time to swim in the hot springs it wasn't quite summer yet so
the waters weren't particularly warm but that didn't stop a few brave souls from
jumping into the water my dad included he's thinking about it
thinking about it lowering himself oh there you go George
I know you quite a technique thank you were the oldest person would
hope they're too good for you well that's pretty awesome I don't know how
his room that green refreshing though huh alright guys so this morning we are
visiting the ancient city of Akrotiri which apparently was abandoned in the
17th century before Christ after a series of earthquakes and then volcanic
activity esotery grew from a fishing and farming village to become a thriving
settlement with paved streets an extensive drainage system and
specialized craftsmanship some historians even say that this island may
have been the one to inspire plate a story of a plan to because the town was
covered in volcanic ash when the volcano erupted this also allowed for the
preservation of fresco ceramics and other artwork we see today all right Sam
what do you think so far well what's blown me away is just how big it is I
don't give you a much smaller site and we had we all the same reaction when we
came across only surprised that's a much bigger site than we had anticipated and
that's a really cool different sections have different features the one that
I've enjoyed the most is the one that also has some pottery
oh yeah as well over there it's right over there in the far right corner yeah
you can see these old water jugs and they're they're painted on the outside
you can still see the designs
from Akrotiri of the short walk over to center and his red beach the beach is
technically off-limits due to the ongoing danger of falling rocks and
landslides but doesn't hurt to admire it from a distance
yeah I may draw the tourists but looking to experience a quieter and less
touristy side of Santorini we took the bus down to pier dos pier dos is located
approximately 7 kilometers away from the islands capital of fira and it can
easily be visited on a half-day trip you still get the whitewashed buildings and
blue church domes but the village feels a bit quieter and more subdued one
thing's for sure the streets are a labyrinth and after wandering up to the
ruins of the medieval castle it took us a while to find our way back out again
well hello hello from faded off from Pier goes another day and other
adventure this is the first day of spring it is March 21st I don't have to
say this is the first day I've got to wear short so it's a very exciting day
we just visited Pier goats and what we did it was it just kind of wandered
around the town we saw a castle we saw some churches it was just a really cool
place to kind of wander around and get lost
yeah that's exactly we ended up getting lost a few times and right now we've got
our mind set on visiting a monastery so that's exactly what we're gonna do it's
called prophets Aliyah yes that's we're heading after visiting pure
ghosts we decide to hike up to the monastery of Prophet Elias this
monastery sits at 565 metres above sea level making it the highest point on the
island of santorini we visited the monastery just before it open for the
season which runs from April to October however we read that the resident monks
put on workshops of traditional carpentry shoemaking and winemaking
which are open to visitors another day we also made an attempt to
visit ancient thira which involves hiking along a steep and dusty trail but
the weather had other plans so we ended up seeking cover from the wind and rain
instead well we had ambitious plans we were going to hike up to ancient thira
but the weather kind of bummed out today it's very windy very overcast and so
what we decided to do is get a grab a beer instead by the by the black beach
so cheers to that yeah cheers to beer and our final day here on Santorini and
it's not just windy it's it's gale force winds right now yeah it's like 50 or 60
kilometers even gusting to 70 it wouldn't have been pleasant I don't
think it would have been that safe no one else is hiking so we made the right
call we I'd like to show you the views but
there's so much condensation but I can tell you the waves are fierce you can
probably hear them after a few days of sightseeing around the island we finally
spent some time getting to know the town where we baste ourselves vieira but
before we get into the sightseeing we're going to show you a nice breakfast spot
in town alright so we are starting breakfast on my dad and I both ordered
the exact same thing we are getting the Greek breakfast and so far a few items
have come we both have orange juice as you can see over here we've got a bread
basket to share which looks awesome we've got cake that we haven't tried yet
and of course we have coffee yeah I think it's super cool how they bring the
coffee in this little thing yeah reminds me of Turkish coffee and
Barbie and coffee so you still have the coffee grounds right at the bottom so
you're not to support the whole thing into the cup you have to leave a little
bit I got the the Greek yogurt with walnuts and honey then we've been having
this as a dessert in a lot of restaurants here in Santorini and Athens
- it's a really popular dessert and it's also what I've been eating at home for
breakfast we bought some of the Greek yogurt yeah I've been adding Greek
yogurt is so cheap to buy in the grocery store guys is a great budget travel tip
if you're here and it's gold it's really Greek is sour and creamy and thick and
so what I'm having for as part of my Greek breakfast as well as salt also my
dad has this just to passata so you can see it has feta cheese in here it has
tomato and of course it has egg so it looks that looks wonderful and I think
there's been some cracked pepper on top - Graham bold eggs but like Oh
whoa oh my gosh silence that that's like next-level scrambled eggs I'm wishing
I'd gone for something savory gosh that's so good the feta the feta just
gives it like that extra saltiness and the richness of having the the cheesy
feta in there and then to have the egg and and the juiciness of the tomato kind
of complements that that saltiness it gives it a little bit of sweetness and
juiciness I find that delicious has also come with a nice little side salad too
so it is a super windy day today and we've been told no ATV rentals no boats
going out so we figured let's explore fira like we've been staying in this
town and we haven't actually done much here we've just been running around
doing the island everywhere aside from here
so aside from fira so we thought museum day and lo and behold we are at the
Museum of prehistoric era
this museum showcases ceramic sculptures and wall paintings but the golden ibex
figurine is one of the most unique items
all right so I thought that was a pretty cool museum especially if you're into
ceramics pottery and frescoes because that's mostly what it focuses on and
yeah it's a small museum you maybe need 20 to 30 minutes yeah maybe longer if
you're going to read all the descriptions exactly 3 euros as well 3
euros I thought was a fair price and the most remarkable thing to me was just the
fact that everything was basically from 17th century BC BC so I misread that
when we first gone in I was looking at it like 17th century it's a pretty good
shape you know then I got closer and it's NBC and that's like whoa like this
yeah it's so much it's an absolutely remarkable condition yeah given how old
it is
what an exciting moment for puppy since this was a museum day we also visited
the Archaeological Museum of theorem which may not look like much from the
outside but it's filled with even larger vases sculptures and clay figures we
also made it to the Cathedral of st. John the Baptist which is done in the
Baroque style and painted in cream and blue which makes it stand out from the
mostly white buildings in town and if you're looking for delicious Greek food
and fira you can't go wrong with stamina the portions were massive and the staff
so friendly and attentive that we just kept going back for clay pot with
tomatoes red onions olive oils next look it's next-level photos it's taken is
taking normal feta to hold me all of it then we got the grape leaves the vine
leaves those are one of my favorite these are so good thing my favorite
green and they are stuffed with rice and meat usually it's kind of like a fury
Ohama beans that comes with capers sun-dried tomatoes chimes olive oil we
just please a little bit of lemon on top lots of pita with oregano and then Sam's
Maine extra service oh yeah that's for free Sam order the chicken noodle so
it's basically the shape chicken and then you also get salad you get the
sticky sauce onions it dries yeah so I'm aiming for the
perfect right here so I'm grabbing a little bit of a shady chicken putting
that onto the bread oh wow I know what I need I need a fry
the perfect one my finger you can search you can survive as a kind of beer or
something another
one given them a minute to savor sorry guys that was a monster bite I just love
that shape chicken life to me that is the ultimate the most people
like to watch sunset in EF fear also has some pretty amazing views and it didn't
feel very crowded in terms of where we chose to stay we were I wasn't entirely
sure before we came here from made the right decision now that I've been
staying on the island for a little bit I think we definitely have fear is a
really good place to base yourself firstly there's great transportation
options yeah basically all the buses run through here the local buses and what
I've noticed especially compared to e is that there's a lot more mid-range and
budget options for it for dining also there's been like really good grocery
shopping as well but for budget travelers like ourselves we've been this
has been the right choice for us for sure
and that's a wrap for our time in Santorini we came here thinking we do a
whole lot of relaxing and not much else but as it turns out this is a great
island for an active holiday a reekin Santorini was spent village hopping
hiking the trails learning about the islands history and feasting on Greek
food it was the perfect way to end our travels in Greece and also wrap up our
euro trip wishing you happy travels and we'll see you in the next video